Meta Trader 4 Market Watch Window for MT4 Symbols on MetaTrader 4

The market watch window on MT4 is used to show an array of XAUUSD quotes for xauusd. To access this display of xauusd on the MetaTrader 4 a trader should go to the view menu as illustrated and shown below and select the Market Watch Window by Clicking on it. (The Ctrl+M is the short cut for accessing this window as illustrated and shown below, by pressing this shortcut, you can enable market watch window without going to the "view" menu)

Market Watch Window

Once a trader chooses the market watch window panel, the following window will appear showing a list of XAUUSD symbols available for trading.

As a trader you might also want to trade a xauusd that is not listed on this list. For example on the above list only 5 instruments are displayed. To get the other symbols which are not listed, you can right click inside this market watch window as illustrated and shown below and the following window will appear.

To show a list of other symbols, choose "Show All" button key, this will then display all the available pairs.

To Save Internet Bandwidth, (Especially if you're using mobile trader, or pay per MB internet)

To save bandwidth select a list of all trading instruments you will be trading, say example, ten pairs, after selecting, then select and click the "Hide All" button key, this will hide all pairs that you don't require to trade and will save you a great deal of internet bandwidth.

Even if you don't want to save bandwidth, you can select the option to "Hide All", this will save PC computer processor resources & RAM, especially for brokers who provide hundreds of MT4 quotes and financial instruments, there is no need to have all these 100 or 200 financial instruments streaming on your platform after all you need only about 10 streaming quotes or just a few financial instruments to trade. You can always "Show All">>> Select a new pair by opening a chart, >>> Then hide all, your new selected ones will be added on this minimized list.

Other Market Watch Options

Below is an explanation of each market watch window, Download MT4 & click the buttons below to get an illustration of the explanations made below.

Symbols Options - Symbols option can be used to also add or hide MT4 quote. You can download MT4 & click quotes to see how you can add or remove financial instruments using this option.

Sets - A set of grouped xauusd

High/Low - Displays the high and low of the day next to the quote

Time - Displays the current time of day next to the quote

Auto Arrange - Automatically arrange according to the selected order

Grid - Add or Remove Grid on the Price Quotes

Popup XAUUSD Prices - Show prices as a Pop Up Window within the MetaTrader 4 Platform.